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Guyana to spend 60% of oil revenues on development projects in four years

As ExxonMobil positions itself to ramp up production in Guyana’s Stabroek block by adding projects nearly every year, the government plans to spend a majority of its early windfall for development projects. Guyana projects that the total inflows to its...

Burgeoning real estate industry attracts US giant, Keller Williams, to Guyana’s shores

Said to be the largest real estate franchise in the world, the US franchise Keller Williams (KW) has announced its decision to expand into Guyana. Already serving more than 50 countries outside of its main operations in the United States...

Guyana on track to become second largest deepwater producer in the world, says Rystad Energy

Authorities in Guyana say the country is committed to supporting an aggressive exploration and production programme off of its coast since it sees revenues coming in from the oil and gas sector as playing a key role in the...

Oil jumps again, as EU considers Russian embargo

(Reuters) - Oil prices jumped more than $3 on Monday, with Brent crude climbing above $111 a barrel, as European Union nations considered joining the United States in a Russian oil embargo and after a weekend attack on Saudi...

Global energy markets could be facing the biggest supply crisis in decades – IEA

As a result of surging oil prices following the Russia-Ukraine crisis, global energy markets are now facing what could turn out to be the biggest supply crisis in decades, said the International Energy Agency (IEA) on Monday. While it is...

City businessman urges compromise from environmentalists, in favour of Guyana’s development

Guyana has a tremendous record in environmental protection due to State policies and the ecosystem and carbon sequestration services that its forests provide. Considering this, Georgetown businessman, Timothy Tucker, is urging hardline environmentalists to exercise compromise for the benefit...

Biden administration faces hurdles with any potential Venezuela oil deal

By John Kimelman In 2019, the U.S. imposed a ban on the importation of Venezuela oil shortly after President Nicholas Maduro won reelection in a vote widely seen as fraudulent. But the Biden administration is reconsidering that decision in the wake...

High oil prices will last for a while, says John Kerry

(S&P Global Platts) Multiyear highs of crude oil and natural gas prices are a price of standing up to Russia for its ongoing war in Ukraine, John Kerry, US special presidential envoy for climate, said March 7 at CERAWeek...

Opportunities for women through the oil and gas sector

By A. Bacchus A pertinent conversation today, globally, is on the opportunity for women to have a seat at the table—in all things. With the oil and gas industry in Guyana, that conversation is now closely embedded in that of...

Guyana will be one of the main drivers of liquid supplies growth this year, says OPEC

Liquids supply growth outside of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) in 2021 remained broadly unchanged at around 0.6 million barrels per day (mb/d) year-on-year (y-o-y). The 2021 oil supply estimation primarily sees growth in Canada, Russia, the US...

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OPITO takes lifting frameworks to new heights in the Caribbean

OPITO sets a new benchmark for lifting standards in the region, with dedicated training centers in Guyana, Suriname, and...